Device for reseating valve gates



Oct. 19, 1943. NORTON v 2,332,394

DEVICE FOR RESEATING VALVE GATE'S' Filed Feb. 17, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 1 v r g E "I W Oct. 19, 1943. R. P. NORTON 2,332,394

DEVICE FOR RESEATING VALVE GATES Filed Feb. 1'7, 1941 3 Sheets-Sheet 2 zaaxw I.

lave/1x07 Oct. 19, 1943. R. P. NORTON DEVICE FOR RESEATING VALVE GATES Filed Feb. 17, 1941 3 Sheets- Sheet 5 lave/L150 r 5 r Wvzq .glw'p tool for dressing the seats of the casing may be applied for dressing the seats of the gate; and

Figure 16 illustrates the manner in which the cutter is mounted on the supporting shaft and the manner in which said shaft clamps the valve to its support. I 1

I will first describe that portion of my device bymean 'of which the angle. of the seats of the gate maybe determined and the mechanism by means of which a portion of said seats may be removed for receivinga new seat portion,'said device comprising'a base i 0 having its upper surface finished; smoothed'evenly and provided with a groove I00, one end'of said upper surface being,

provided with an upright post H, having a forwardlyextending flange i2, The base lll is also provided withtwo blocks l3 and i 4, each'having a tongue Ma mountediri said groove [0a, which blocks are adjustably mounted to move toward and from each other by means of bolts IS, the

inner "edge .of each of said blocks being provided with a -Veshaped.lnotch l8 for receiving between them a valvgate In, oneof the seats of the said gate resting on the base l0, said clamps! and I4 providingtmeans for holding, the valve gate againstihorizontalmovement while the resurfacing'operationltakesplace. T

i For supporting the resurfacing tool and for rigidly clamping the gate in position against vertical movement I have pivotally supported, adjacent toonelface of the member [2, a plate l8' by meansof a bolt 'IB atits lower end, the plate IB' having slots for receivingbolt's 2 I, by means of whichthe angle of the plate [8 may' bead justed.- The inner edge of thelplate I8 is provided with'bearing members 22 and 23, the lower end offthe bearing member 23 being provided with a,

downwardly; extending tubular portion 24 having its outer surface screw threaded, the'said member 23 having an opening 25 projecting through said tubular portion for slidably receiving a shaft 26, the upper end of said shaft beingrprovided with a screw threadedopening 21 for receiving a threaded shaft 28, the upper end of which is rotatably mounted in the bearing 22 and held against longitudinal movement by means of collars 29, a hand wheeLorcrank, being mounted on the upper end of said shaft for rotating the same. By this arrangementit will be seenthat rotation of the shaft, willcause. the shaft 23 to be elevated and lowered in theopening 25 the lower end of the shaft being adapted to engage the central portion of the gate i! to firmly hold it against verticalmovement, in the manner illustrated in Figure 16. V

The sleeve 24 is provided withfa disc' 3| which has. its under surface finished at right angles to said sleeve, the said. disc 3l providing means whereby the angle of {the shaft 26 may be adjusted to position at right'an'gles tothe upper gate seat 32 by, lowering said disc to position to engage said seat and then adjusting the angle iii;

terminating in a curved portion 6! (see Fig. 6) having a slot 62 and a slot 63 (see Fig.8), the

of the plate [8 until the under face of the member 3| is parallel with and engaging said gate seat. This plate 3! may also be used for centering the valve gate l1 before the nuts on the bolts l5 are tightened, thus providing means whereby the shaft 26 will be exactly at right angles to the surfaces of said seat for supporting the cutter 33 for redressing said seat which is rotatably mounted thereon, as illustrated in Figure 16. The plate 3i also provides means for applying downward pressure to the cutter 33 which is rotated on the shaft 26 by means of a suitable wrench applied to the nut portion 34 of said cutter. A graduated scale 35 is secured to the plate l8 to operate in conjunction with an index member 36 carried by the support H, thereby providing means for determining the angle of the seats of the gate l1, one relative to the other, at the time the seat of said valve is dressed.

The-cutter 33 is illustrated in Figures 10 and 11, which;consistsof an annular portion 31 having radial teeth 38 anda flattened surface 39 for supporting a cutting tooth 40, which is extended downwardly a slight distance from the under surfaceof the teeth38, so that an annular groove 4! may be cut in the eat 32. A new annular seat portion 42 may then be applied to the upper surface of the finished seat 32, having a downwardly extending flange43 for entering the groove 4| as illustrated in Figure 12.

By thisconstruction it will be seen that the shaft 26 provides means for firmly holding the gate I! to the base I0, and also means for supporting the cutter 33, thus providing means whereby the valve gate will be rigidly supported on the base and the shaft rigidly supported on the valve gate, so that chattering and vibration will beeliminate'd as the cutter 33 is operated for the removal of the old seat, The worn and pitted condition of the seat tends to increase the tendency of the members to chatter as the cutter is operated, thisbeing entirely eliminated by the above construction[ The shaft 28 is provided witha spline45 to prevent rotation of the same with the shaft 28.

For finishing the seats 46 and 43a of the valve casing 41 at angles corresponding to the angles of the 'seats 32, I have provided the following mechanism: V

Referring to Figures 3 to 8, inclusive, a cuttersupporting frame 48 is provided, which is substantially U-shaped, having its inner edge provided with a groove 4.! for receiving tongues 50 of a s'lide block 5|, the outer ends of the said members 48 being held in fixed relation with each other by means of a cross bar 52. The block 5| is moved longitudinally within said frame by means of a screw threaded shaft 53 extending through the bar 52 and provided with a collar 54 for preventing longitudinal movement, the inner end of the block 5| having a downwardly projecting lug 55, while the bight portion of the frame 48 is provided with a downwardly extending lug 56, said lugs 55 and 56 being designed to enter the opening of one of the seats, illustrated as 450, in Fig. 13, and for clamping the frame in positionadjacent to the seat, by simply moving the bloek 5 l outwardly by means of the screw 53, in the manner illustrated in Figure 13. v

Dovetailed in the bar 52 and in the block 55 I have provided a bar 58 having a slot 59, with a set screw I50, for locking the bar in any of its adjusted positions, the inner end of the bar 58 release the'blockil of said pressure."

with'great' accuracy, 'to'insure' a perfect fit betweenythe gate :andits' casing seats.

side walls of the slot 63 being provided with arcu ate slots 64 for receiving "theflan'g'es- BS of a block lit/said block 66 having 'an'upvvardly ex tending arm 61'provided-with a.slot-68 "for"re-' ceiving an adjusting bolt 69; The block-"fifi is provided with a threaded opening ln for "receiving" a threadedbolt H, o-ne'end of said bolt'terminating in a disc l2,;'h'aving a groove 13, and finally a gear portion 14, the under portion of the gear portion, 74 being provided with a'h'ub 15, the' h'ub l5 and theadjoining outer surface of the gear M providing niean's for supportingi'the opening 'llfor' receiving said hub 15. Themech anism thus'just described providesmeans where-z by the angle of the cutter 76, when supported on the gear, may be adjusted relative to the frame member 48 by simplyloosening" the set screw 59, then adjusting the angle oftheblock fifi relative to the member 62, the 'fianges65 serving to -rigidly hold the block in its radial movement,'while the set screw 69 serves to hold the block against rotative or i circumferential movement, the threaded bolt H serving to force the gear 14 outwardly against the cutter (6 when placed" in the valve casing, as indicated in Figure 13, simplyby rotating the said bolt-by means of the gear'M; The

disc-likecutter l6 which i's provided with an membertfi is provided with laterally projecting lugs 62a adapted to rest on the frame members 48, so that pressure'applied by the screw II will be applied to said frame bysaid lugs and thereby For rotating said gear after the frame 48 and a he tool 16;which is ofordinary construction, simply comprises a disc 84 having teeth 85 formed on one .surface and its other) surface finished V to fit against the outer surface of the gear 14, as clearly illustrated in Figure 13; with'the hub 15 entering the opening 11 of said disc. Thecutter is rotated by means'of the clutch band 86 and a 'handle 81, which is also of. ordinary constructon,;,wherein by oscillating the handle 87 the said'cutter is rotated;

In Figure 15 ,I have illustrated the manner in which the frame 48 and the cutterqlfi may be supported to finish theouter surface of a new seat. portion 42, previouslymention'ed in connection with Fig. 12, by simply providing a disc 88 and threading the same on thesleeve 24 after the member .3l has been removed, said member 88having'a flange 89,-for engaging :theframe member'x48" and for receiving the lugs 55 and 55, wherein the said frame member 48 may be rigidly clamped .to saidflange 89;while the cutter is I rotated on the seat portion 42.

In Figure 14 Lhave' illustrated another man-' nerin which-the angle of the'gear l4- may be adjusted relative to the frame 48 without the use of the scales 35 and 82-, by simply placing the frame 48 on tcpof the blocks [3 and I4, and

the cutter have been placed'in the casing; Ihave provided a handle 18 having atone end-a t'oothed sector 19, the teetho-f which are designed to be moved into and out of engagement with the teeth of the gear 74, by simply moving the handle 'lB- longitudinally, said-sector being supported by a slotted plate BO'adapted to travel in a groove 13 before mentioned. By this arrangement it will beseen' that the handle 18 maybe moved inwardly until the sector la'engagesthe teeth of the gearild, after which rotary orswinging movement may be imparted to said handle,:caus

ing the gearl4 torotate The handle may then be moved outwardly and swun'g' to a new angular position and again moved inwardly asbefore de-f' scribed." i

A spring Si is provided and fixed to the frame 68, having the other en'd slotted and designed to engage the inner face ofthe member- T2 to frictionally'retain the gear-l4 against rotation atthe time the handle 18 is oscillatedjwith' the toothed sector "79 out 'ofengagement with thegear '14.

then adjusting the angle, of; the gear FM with the cutter 16 in placeto fit'the under surface of the. disc 3|, after which the set ,screwBQ "may be tightenedran'd thecutter removed and applied Q to the casing 4'! in the manner before described.

Thus it will be seen'I-have provided a means whereby the'seats of the valve gateandthe cor responding seats in the casing may be accurately dressed, and wherein the valve gate will properly be seated when placed in position; and wherein I the Worn and pittedseats of'thegate may be easily and quickly provided withnew seats of such thicknesses asto compensate for the material removed from the valve'gate and the valve gate casing. seats, and wherein the'valvegate will properly be seated when placed in position, thus providing means whereby valve gate and corresponding valve casing may be easily and inex-- pensively seated without removing the valve casing'from the pipe line; in'ywhichit is included,

and thereby, effecting -a--great --saving tothe owners. g I smyrinventioniw v 1. 1:1 a device of the class described, an 1 gated; cutter supporting frame, means for attach- The plate a: is provided with a graduated scale 82, while an index member 83 is'carri'ed by the" member 62, thereby'providing means whereby the angle of the cutter supporting face of the; gear- H may be registered relative to the angle offthatportion'of the face of the frameIB'engagingthe valve seat 46a, thereby providing means whereby the angle of the seats of the valve gate I! may be determined by the scale 35, and whereby the scale 82 is so graduated that the cutter-'snppo-rt-"' ing surface of the gear 'Mmay beset at a"correspending angle relative" to the frame 43,;mcl

ably and detachably securing one end of said framewithin the' vjalvemasing of agate valve adjacent toone -of-its .seats, a rotatable disc-like cutter, a cutter-supporting plate, including a pivot member for pivotally supporting said cutter with its backfacea'gainstsaid plate, means. for

adjustablymounting and locking said plate to said frame and to move toward and from the opposite seat of said casing, and at a pre-determinedangle relative to said frame and substanwhereby the proper cuttingi'anglei -of the said gear "M 'may be pre-deter'mihed and set before the frame 48 is placed in the casing-47', and'further to provide means whereby the operator will always be able to obtain finishedseats in the casing to correspond to the angularity of the seats of the gate, with a minimum amount of labor and tiali-y parallel with the seat to be dressed, means for-adjusting saidplate mounting means longia tudinally of said frame for centering said vcutter relativef'to said valve seat,,'and means for-rotatadjacent' toonefofits seats, a cutter-supporting 1 plate including a 'pivot member carried by said a frame, a rotatable disc-like xcutter mountedt'on said pivot with its back 'against'saidplate,'meansfor 'adjustably mounting and-locking said plate to said frame-and'to move toward and from the opposite side of said valve casing at a pro-deter mined angle relative to said frame and 'substanreceive a valve gate between said base and gauge plate, with one of its faces resting on said base and the other in contact with and parallel to the gauge'plate, means for indicating and registering the angularity of said gauge platerelative to said base, whereby the angularity of the faces of said valve gate, one relative to the other, may be accurately determined, a tool for dressing the seat of a casing for receiving the said valve gate, including a frame member having a seat portion adapted to rest on the seat of said casing, and a rotatable cutter adapted to dress the other seat of said casing, means carried by said frame whereby the plane of rotation of said cutter may be varied relative to the seat portion of said frame, means for indicating the angularity of the cutter face relative to said seat portion, whereby the relative'angle ofthe seat faces of the valve gate may be first determined, and

whereby the angle of the cutting face of the cutter may be set to the corresponding angle relative to the base, so that the seats of the valve casing may bedressed to fit the faces of the valve gate.

l. In a device of the class described, abase for supporting the under surface of a wedgesliaped valve gate, means for clamping said valve gate to said base against horizontal movement, means for clamping said valve gate to said base against vertical movement, a gauge plate adapted to contact the upper surface of said valve gate, means for adjusting the angle of said gauge plate relative to said base, means for locking said adjusting means to any one of a number of adjustable positions, said gauge plate being adjustably mounted on the last said means to move toward and from said valve gate, a valve gate seat removing tool and means for rotatably mounting said valve seat removing tool on said adjustable mounting means, torotate in a plane parallel with said gauge plate, whereby the worn seat of a valve gate may be removed, with the new surface parallel with the original valve gate seat.

5. In a device of the class described, a base for supporting the under'surface of a wedge-shaped valve gate, means for clamping said valve gate to said base againsthorizontal movement, means for clamping said valve gate to said base against vertical movement, a gauge plate adapted to contact the upper surface of said valve gate, means for adjusting the angle of said gauge plate relative to said base, means for locking said adjusting means to any one of a number of adjusted positions, means indicating the angle of said gauge plate relative to said base, said gauge plate being adjustably mountedto move toward and from said valve gate, a valve gate seat removing tool and means for rot'atably mounting said valve gate seat removing tool on said adjustable mounting means, to rotate in a plane-parallel with said gauge plate, whereby the worn seat of a valve gate described; a base I may'be'rem'oved, with the new surface parallel with the original valve gate seat.

6. In a. device of the class described, a valve dressing device, comprising a horizontal base adapted to support one'face of a wedge-shaped valve gate, means for clamping said valve gate to said base against horizontal movement, means for applying downward pressure to the upper portion of said valve gate to force the valve gate against said base, comprising a shaft having one end engaging said valve gate, means adjustably carried bysaid basefor supporting said shaft to permit the angle of its longitudinal axis to assume various positions relative to said base, means carried by said adjustable carrier means for applying longitudinal pressure to said shaft to firmly clamp saidvalve gate to said base, a disc-like cutter rotatably mounted onsaid shaft with its cutting face engaging the upper seat of said valve gate, and means for applying cutting pressure to said cutter as it is rotated.

7. In a device of the class described, a base adapted to support one face of a valve gate, a shaft for rotatably supporting a valve gate refacing tool, means adjustably supporting said shaft to position at right angles to the seat of said valve gate to be dressed, whereby the tool will reface a new surface parallel with the original seat, said shaft being mounted to move longitudinally with one end engaging said valve seat, and means for applying pressure to said shaft for firmly supporting the valve gate against the base as the refacing operation takes place.

8. In a device of the class described, a supporting frame, including a base for supporting one face of a double faced Valve gate, a clamping shaft supported at right angles to the opposite face of said valve gate and mounted to move toward and from said valve gate into and out of contact therewith, means for holding the inner end of said shaft in contact with said valve gate, a cutter mounted to rotate on said shaft as an axis to dress the opposite face of said valve gate, means for rotating said cutter, and means for applying pressure to said cutter as it is rotated.

9. In a device of the class described, a supporting frame, including a base for supporting one face of a double faced valve gate, a clamping shaft supported at right angles to the opposite face of said valve gate and mounted to move toward and from said Valve gate into and out of contact therewith, means for holding the inner end of said shaft in contact with said valve gate, means carried by the base for clamping said valve gate against lateral movement, acut-ter mounted to rotate on said shaft as an axis to dress the adjacent face of said valve gate, means for rotating said cutter, and means for applyin pressure to said cutter as it is rotated.

10. In a device of the class described, a base, including an upright support, a pair of clamps for securing a double-faced valve gate between them with one face resting on said base, an upright frame having its lower end pivoted to said upright and its upper end adapted to be adjusted to various angles relative to the vertical, a shaft slidably mounted insaid frame to move toward and from said valvegate, means for moving said shaft downwardly so that its lower end engages the upper face of said valve gate, a cutter rotatably mounted about the lower end of said shaft as an axis, means for locking said frame in an adjusted position, means for rotating said cutter, and means for applying pressure to said cutter as it is rotated.

11. In a device of the class described, a frame.

for supporting a cutter for dressing the seats of a valve gate, said frame having aportion adapted I to engage and be fixed to one'of the seats of said valve gate, a-cutter adapted to engage and dress the other seat of said valve gate, means for sup-' porting said cutter to rotate in a plane at afixed predetermined angle relative to the seat-engaging portion of said frame and substantially parallel for supporting a cutter for dressing the seats of t a valve gate, said frame having a portion adapted to engage and be fixed to one of the seats of said valve gate, a cutter adapted to engageand dress the other seat of saidvalve gate, means for sup- I porting said cutter to rotate in a plane at a fixed predetermined angle relative to the seat-engaging portion of said frame and substantially parallel to the seat being dressed,"graduated means for indicating the angularity of said cutting frame relative to the seat-engaging portion of said frame, means carried bysaid frame for adjusting the angle of said cutter-supporting means relative to the seat-engaging portion of said frame, and means for rotating the cutter. RAYMOND P. NORTON. 

